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Lamar Advertising Company Expands Media Footprint in Fort Collins

Lamar managing bus advertising displays as part of new contract with Transfort

Baton Rouge, LA – March 6, 2017 – Lamar Advertising Company (Nasdaq: LAMR), one of the largest out of home advertising companies in North America, today announced its new transit advertising contract with the City of Fort Collins. The agreement commenced January 1, 2017, and will allow local, regional and national brands to reach consumers through a variety of advertising displays managed by Lamar on Transfort bus inventory.

Transfort provides transportation services for approximately 14,600 commuters on a typical weekday, and over 4 million rides annually through its fleet of buses. The MAX Bus Rapid Transit serves major activity and employment centers throughout Fort Collins including Midtown, Colorado State University and Downtown. MAX also links with other Transfort bus routes, Park-n-Rides, the City's bicycle/pedestrian trail system, and other local and regional transit routes to provide seamless service for passengers. Lamar will offer advertising space on the MAX Bus Rapid Transit System interiors, as well as the interiors and exteriors of Transfort buses, reaching consumers in the greater Fort Collins and Loveland markets.

“Lamar’s high-quality out of home advertising displays provide excellent coverage for advertisers,” said Cliff Moak, Sales Manager for Lamar Advertising of Northern Colorado. “Consumers are spending more time away from home where they are exposed to out of home media. We are excited to expand our footprint in Northern Colorado and to helping our customers reach captive audiences with our new inventory.”

In addition to the new Transfort bus inventory, Lamar offers a variety of advertising formats throughout Northern Colorado including bulletins, posters, digital billboards, shelter and bench ads, reaching consumers as they travel throughout the marketplace.

About Lamar Advertising Company
Founded in 1902, Lamar Advertising Company (Nasdaq: LAMR) is one of the largest outdoor advertising companies in North America, with more than 325,000 displays across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Lamar offers advertisers a variety of billboard, interstate logo and transit advertising formats, helping both local businesses and national brands reach broad audiences every day. In addition to its more traditional out of home inventory, Lamar is proud to offer its customers the largest network of digital billboards in the United States with over 2,500 displays. Please feel free to explore our website www.lamar.com or contact us for additional information.

Local, regional and national brands will have more transit advertising opportunities to reach consumers in Sacramento this year, thanks to the Sacramento Regional Transit District’s new light rail advertising partnership with Lamar Advertising Company. Lamar is pleased to announce that it is now offering advertising formats on RT’s light rail train service.

Lamar Advertising Company Announces Cash Dividend on Common Stock

Lamar Advertising Company (Nasdaq: LAMR), a leading owner and operator of outdoor advertising and logo sign displays, announces that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.83 per share payable on March 31, 2017 to stockholders of record of Lamar’s Class A common stock and Class B common stock on March 15, 2017.